Good As You

I've donated already and was glad that I did. If I wasn't unemployed I would certainly donate more. One thing that gets my pet goat is the fact that I get more info about Maine and California battles than I do regarding my home state of NJ. I mean, WTF? I'm fighting battles elsewhere as best as I can but little or no info from my backyard peeps! And I'm not talkin' marshmallow peeps either!

John: I've heard Steve Goldstein say the same thing, and I get it. I certainly have a heart in New Jersey, where much of my husband's family lives, and am sympathetic to the fight there.

But right now, for this next month, Maine and Washington are facing crucial referenda. They deserve the attention more than anyone.

And to be quite honest: I'm not seeing a ton of action from Garden State Equality right now that would get us to step up and write about NJ. That's not to slight GSE, an org. that I LOVE. But if they, repping a state that already has civil unions, want to get ink at a time when we are facing these two other referenda, then it is up to them to step up and give new, unique, and exciting things to capture attention. They really aren't.

I can promise that I will step up my Jersey coverage, because I do not at all think that marriage equality is an inevitability in the lame-duck session. And I know that NOM will be gunning for the state hardcore -- I'm ALWAYS watching that stuff. But I'd be lying if I said NJ was in the top 2 on my national scope right now (if I was forced to rank).

Has anyone sent in a letter to the NJ Attorney General asking for an investigation of the National Organization for Marriage in that state, as has been done in CA, ME and WA?

This poll was done by text messaging? It'd be no wonder it was so lopsided. But will these fancy text messagers make it to the polls...that's the question.